Talk:2633: Astronomer Hotline - Revision history

ChristmasGospel at 20:38, 29 November 2024

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ChristmasGospel at 20:38, 29 November 2024

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ChristmasGospel at 20:37, 29 November 2024

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141.101.96.56 at 12:09, 28 November 2024

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CategoryGeneral at 03:34, 28 November 2024

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172.69.194.79 at 14:46, 27 November 2024

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ConscriptGlossary at 12:57, 27 November 2024

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ConscriptGlossary: The star is looking at you

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The star is looking at you

162.158.159.43 at 09:16, 17 June 2022

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172.68.210.47 at 08:20, 17 June 2022

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 It has been suggested that this comic be added to [[:Category:Firefly]]. [[User:CategoryGeneral|CategoryGeneral]] ([[User talk:CategoryGeneral|talk]]) 03:34, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
 :By who? And have they actually read what the Category:Firefly actually ''is'' categorising?  [[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.56|141.101.96.56]] 12:09, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
-::Maybe we need another [[:Category:Fireflies]].
+::Maybe we need another [[:Category:Fireflies]]. It's common on XKCD. [[User:ChristmasGospel|ChristmasGospel]] ([[User talk:ChristmasGospel|talk]]) 20:37, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

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 :By who? And have they actually read what the Category:Firefly actually ''is'' categorising?  [[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.56|141.101.96.56]] 12:09, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
 ::Maybe we need another [[:Category:Fireflies]].
-It's common on XKCD. [[User:ChristmasGospel|ChristmasGospel]] ([[User talk:ChristmasGospel|talk]]) 20:37, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
+ It's common on XKCD. [[User:ChristmasGospel|ChristmasGospel]] ([[User talk:ChristmasGospel|talk]]) 20:37, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

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	It has been suggested that this comic be added to [[:Category:Firefly]]. [[User:CategoryGeneral\|CategoryGeneral]] ([[User talk:CategoryGeneral\|talk]]) 03:34, 28 November 2024 (UTC)		It has been suggested that this comic be added to [[:Category:Firefly]]. [[User:CategoryGeneral\|CategoryGeneral]] ([[User talk:CategoryGeneral\|talk]]) 03:34, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
	:By who? And have they actually read what the Category:Firefly actually ''is'' categorising? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.56\|141.101.96.56]] 12:09, 28 November 2024 (UTC)		:By who? And have they actually read what the Category:Firefly actually ''is'' categorising? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.56\|141.101.96.56]] 12:09, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
		+	::Maybe we need another [[:Category:Fireflies]].
		+	It's common on XKCD. [[User:ChristmasGospel\|ChristmasGospel]] ([[User talk:ChristmasGospel\|talk]]) 20:37, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

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	It has been suggested that this comic be added to [[:Category:Firefly]]. [[User:CategoryGeneral\|CategoryGeneral]] ([[User talk:CategoryGeneral\|talk]]) 03:34, 28 November 2024 (UTC)		It has been suggested that this comic be added to [[:Category:Firefly]]. [[User:CategoryGeneral\|CategoryGeneral]] ([[User talk:CategoryGeneral\|talk]]) 03:34, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
		+	:By who? And have they actually read what the Category:Firefly actually ''is'' categorising? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.96.56\|141.101.96.56]] 12:09, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

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	Probably the opposite: [http://ugg.weishi.qq.com/news/77onSOAvi1TdiOB4K/ A man in China called the police saying that he was being followed by a drone in the dark. It turns out that it was a star.] [[User:ConscriptGlossary\|ConscriptGlossary]] ([[User talk:ConscriptGlossary\|talk]]) 12:56, 27 November 2024 (UTC)		Probably the opposite: [http://ugg.weishi.qq.com/news/77onSOAvi1TdiOB4K/ A man in China called the police saying that he was being followed by a drone in the dark. It turns out that it was a star.] [[User:ConscriptGlossary\|ConscriptGlossary]] ([[User talk:ConscriptGlossary\|talk]]) 12:56, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
	:A common problem. Military units have fired anti-aircraft guns at Venus, and some people apparently can't even [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7489457.stm recognise the Moon for what it is]. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.79\|172.69.194.79]] 14:46, 27 November 2024 (UTC)		:A common problem. Military units have fired anti-aircraft guns at Venus, and some people apparently can't even [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7489457.stm recognise the Moon for what it is]. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.79\|172.69.194.79]] 14:46, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
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		+	It has been suggested that this comic be added to [[:Category:Firefly]]. [[User:CategoryGeneral\|CategoryGeneral]] ([[User talk:CategoryGeneral\|talk]]) 03:34, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

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	Probably the opposite: [http://ugg.weishi.qq.com/news/77onSOAvi1TdiOB4K/ A man in China called the police saying that he was being followed by a drone in the dark. It turns out that it was a star.] [[User:ConscriptGlossary\|ConscriptGlossary]] ([[User talk:ConscriptGlossary\|talk]]) 12:56, 27 November 2024 (UTC)		Probably the opposite: [http://ugg.weishi.qq.com/news/77onSOAvi1TdiOB4K/ A man in China called the police saying that he was being followed by a drone in the dark. It turns out that it was a star.] [[User:ConscriptGlossary\|ConscriptGlossary]] ([[User talk:ConscriptGlossary\|talk]]) 12:56, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
		+	:A common problem. Military units have fired anti-aircraft guns at Venus, and some people apparently can't even [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7489457.stm recognise the Moon for what it is]. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.79\|172.69.194.79]] 14:46, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

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	Is this comic possibly a reference to the Supernova Early Warning System(SNEWS) or some other similar astronomy organisation? SNEWS is basically an astronomer hotline(or rather mailing list). If astronomers detect what they think is a supernova, they let astronomers(amateur and professional) around the world know about the event, so that they can try to point their telescopes at the supernova quickly enough to observe it/ work out what it is/ study it. I always thought of this as an astronomer hotline: If you see some strange lights in the night sky, you can call upon every astronomer in the world to point their telescopes at it and work out what it is. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.210.47\|172.68.210.47]] 08:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)		Is this comic possibly a reference to the Supernova Early Warning System(SNEWS) or some other similar astronomy organisation? SNEWS is basically an astronomer hotline(or rather mailing list). If astronomers detect what they think is a supernova, they let astronomers(amateur and professional) around the world know about the event, so that they can try to point their telescopes at the supernova quickly enough to observe it/ work out what it is/ study it. I always thought of this as an astronomer hotline: If you see some strange lights in the night sky, you can call upon every astronomer in the world to point their telescopes at it and work out what it is. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.210.47\|172.68.210.47]] 08:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

−	Probably the opposite: [http://ugg.weishi.qq.com/news/77onSOAvi1TdiOB4K/ A man in China called the police saying that he was being followed by a drone a the dark. It turns out that it was a star.] [[User:ConscriptGlossary\|ConscriptGlossary]] ([[User talk:ConscriptGlossary\|talk]]) 12:56, 27 November 2024 (UTC)	+	Probably the opposite: [http://ugg.weishi.qq.com/news/77onSOAvi1TdiOB4K/ A man in China called the police saying that he was being followed by a drone in the dark. It turns out that it was a star.] [[User:ConscriptGlossary\|ConscriptGlossary]] ([[User talk:ConscriptGlossary\|talk]]) 12:56, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

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	;Could this comic be referring to the Supernova Early Warning System?		;Could this comic be referring to the Supernova Early Warning System?
	Is this comic possibly a reference to the Supernova Early Warning System(SNEWS) or some other similar astronomy organisation? SNEWS is basically an astronomer hotline(or rather mailing list). If astronomers detect what they think is a supernova, they let astronomers(amateur and professional) around the world know about the event, so that they can try to point their telescopes at the supernova quickly enough to observe it/ work out what it is/ study it. I always thought of this as an astronomer hotline: If you see some strange lights in the night sky, you can call upon every astronomer in the world to point their telescopes at it and work out what it is. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.210.47\|172.68.210.47]] 08:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)		Is this comic possibly a reference to the Supernova Early Warning System(SNEWS) or some other similar astronomy organisation? SNEWS is basically an astronomer hotline(or rather mailing list). If astronomers detect what they think is a supernova, they let astronomers(amateur and professional) around the world know about the event, so that they can try to point their telescopes at the supernova quickly enough to observe it/ work out what it is/ study it. I always thought of this as an astronomer hotline: If you see some strange lights in the night sky, you can call upon every astronomer in the world to point their telescopes at it and work out what it is. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.210.47\|172.68.210.47]] 08:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
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		+	Probably the opposite: [http://ugg.weishi.qq.com/news/77onSOAvi1TdiOB4K/ A man in China called the police saying that he was being followed by a drone a the dark. It turns out that it was a star.] [[User:ConscriptGlossary\|ConscriptGlossary]] ([[User talk:ConscriptGlossary\|talk]]) 12:56, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

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	I have removed the paragraph referenced in the above comment; it was confusing, and seemed focused on explaining the reasons for cicadas having prime-numbered year cycles. While this is interesting, it is not relevant to understanding any of the jokes, especially since two helpful links to periodical cicadas and Brood X were already included earlier in the article. Parties interested in learning cicada facts may follow those links; to explain the joke, it is enough to acknowledge that periodical cicadas are a thing, not explore the ecology or evolution of such a trait. If I overstepped, feel free to reinstate with a clearer explanation. [[User:Dextrous Fred\|Dextrous Fred]] ([[User talk:Dextrous Fred\|talk]]) 16:16, 15 June 2022 (UTC)		I have removed the paragraph referenced in the above comment; it was confusing, and seemed focused on explaining the reasons for cicadas having prime-numbered year cycles. While this is interesting, it is not relevant to understanding any of the jokes, especially since two helpful links to periodical cicadas and Brood X were already included earlier in the article. Parties interested in learning cicada facts may follow those links; to explain the joke, it is enough to acknowledge that periodical cicadas are a thing, not explore the ecology or evolution of such a trait. If I overstepped, feel free to reinstate with a clearer explanation. [[User:Dextrous Fred\|Dextrous Fred]] ([[User talk:Dextrous Fred\|talk]]) 16:16, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
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		+	Does anyone else think that the 'Weird Bug Helpline' may be a play on more conventional helplines, and weird computer bugs that only appear 'every 17 years' when a user presents with an odd edge case that wasn't anticipated? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.43\|162.158.159.43]] 09:16, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

	;I just got a message from the Odd Perfect Number hotline!		;I just got a message from the Odd Perfect Number hotline!

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	https://xkcd.com/1391/ - people forgetting that the sun is visible during day		https://xkcd.com/1391/ - people forgetting that the sun is visible during day
	https://xkcd.com/1493/ - the bug hotline might have been built on the bug tracker		https://xkcd.com/1493/ - the bug hotline might have been built on the bug tracker
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		+	;Could this comic be referring to the Supernova Early Warning System?
		+	Is this comic possibly a reference to the Supernova Early Warning System(SNEWS) or some other similar astronomy organisation? SNEWS is basically an astronomer hotline(or rather mailing list). If astronomers detect what they think is a supernova, they let astronomers(amateur and professional) around the world know about the event, so that they can try to point their telescopes at the supernova quickly enough to observe it/ work out what it is/ study it. I always thought of this as an astronomer hotline: If you see some strange lights in the night sky, you can call upon every astronomer in the world to point their telescopes at it and work out what it is. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.210.47\|172.68.210.47]] 08:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)